MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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